Syracuse's Michael Carter-Williams dribbles the ball up court on the flight deck of the USS Midway as the sun beams on the basketball court. Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard

San Diego -- Dan Schworles came prepared.

The equipment manager for the Syracuse basketball team packed extra provisions in case inclement weather intrudes on Sunday's Battle on the Midway between the Orange and San Diego State.

The Orange, said Schworles, will be allowed to wear long sleeves beneath their game jerseys if they consider the outdoor air in San Diego Harbor to be too chilly. Game time temperatures are expected to be 65 degrees. The winds, at approximately 7 mph, could make it feel cooler, especially for athletes used to playing indoors.

Schworles said he's packed long-sleeved compression shirts. The players, he said, will not be allowed to wear anything on their legs beneath their game shorts.

SU guard Michael Carter-Williams said he will probably pull on the tops and bottoms of his warmups when he’s on the SU bench. C.J. Fair said he might wear a short-sleeved T-shirt beneath his game jersey. James Southerland was searching for something a little more substantial.

”Yeah, I need a sweater under my jersey,” he said.

Schworles, too, said he packed eye black that football and baseball players smear on their cheekbones to deflect the penetrating rays of the sun. Dajuan Coleman and Rakeem Christmas laughed when they were asked whether they might try painting strips of black beneath their eyes.

"Yeah, if it helped," said Coleman, who admitted he was blinded by the sun in certain areas beneath the basket when he tried to rebound during Saturday's practice.